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MILITARY ACADEMY

MILITARY ACADEMY. During his presidency, George Washington pushed Congress to create a military academy for professional military training of promising youths. In 1794 Congress established a School for Artillerists and Engineers at West Point, New York, but it was a training school, not a professional one. The establishment of a true military academy did not occur until 1802, when President Thomas Jeffereson provided for a formal military academy at West Point. Jonathan Williams was the first superintendent (1801 – 1803, 1805 – 1812), followed by Joseph G. Swift (1812 – 1814) and Alden Partridge (1815 – 1817).

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